Vulnerability · Published Sep 11, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-80991net: ravb: serialize PTP clock teardown

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ravb: serialize PTP clock teardown ravb_ptp_interrupt() can race with ravb_ptp_stop() and pass the clock to ptp_clock_event() while ptp_clock_unregister() is freeing it. This can lead to a use-after-free. Use READ_ONCE() and WRITE_ONCE() for lockless access to the clock pointer. Atomically detach it with xchg() before disabling PTP interrupts, then synchronize all IRQs which can invoke ravb_ptp_interrupt() before unregistering the detached clock. A handler which read the old pointer completes before the clock is unregistered, while later handlers read NULL and skip the event.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-80991
Debian:13linux6.12.111-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80991
Debian:14linux7.2.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80991
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.111-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1038.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80991

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux a0d2f20650e81407d8e51ad2cbdc492861c74e9c – before 0400b9c5608933289bcacc3886dd3e4f6b7695f1a0d2f20650e81407d8e51ad2cbdc492861c74e9c – before b917f37bfcce919a969d66a044580a95b11df31ca0d2f20650e81407d8e51ad2cbdc492861c74e9c – before 695acb5534a9e366efb47b40c7487fc56488b09ba0d2f20650e81407d8e51ad2cbdc492861c74e9c – before 67a82e6f886beed0de8f8da08bb767e68fba952da0d2f20650e81407d8e51ad2cbdc492861c74e9c – before 66b50c31419e7946e9aa325a468ad9b64c961a25a0d2f20650e81407d8e51ad2cbdc492861c74e9c – before 1cb9663789c5b7a12fcd419fcca6d6254c398252
Linux Linux 4.2

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